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LLOYD, TREVOR: : EMPIRE: The History of the British Empire

LONDON.HAMBELDON and LONDON,2001.

ISBN 1852852593.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of published price - these generally believed to be export edns,appearing before trade release/issue in the country of production.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,sepia photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj [Dunbar,the Red Fort,Dehli,1903 - celebrations for the coronation of Edward VII as emperor of India],with capitalised,gilt-lettered part-title [EMPIRE] and gilt-lettered remainder of title and white-lettered author name; white spine/ backstrip with brown-lettered title+ author name,thumbnail colour portrait of Queen Victoria and brown-lettered publisher name to foot of same,rear panel with colour pictorial illustration of ephemera celebrating Queen Victoria's Jubilee.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean without foxing/spotting,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright, crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ protected dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xpp+2-245pp [paginated] includes verso of illustrations list/table,a Preface,9 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w portrait illustration reproductions,a b/w photograph portrait [Victoria bust] in 1 block, between pp118/19,8 b/w regional maps interspersed throughout thetext and the book, Notes,Further Reading list,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,Contents list/table,and recto of Illustrations list/ table. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 20+ year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. For almost two hundered years Britain dominated the world,its naval supremacy enabling it to acquire a vast empire,including India,Canada, Australia,New Zealand and much of Africa. Although it could not prevent its American colonies from becoming independent,its industrial and commercial power helped it to keep its scattered possessions under control, while a small army was sufficient to put down native rebellions in the absence of the involvement of other European staTes.A dwindling economy,and the cost of two world wars,saw this once-mighty empire crumble,giving in the process independence to nearly all of its dominions in the years after 1945.                            'Empire' is a succinct and highly readable acount of this extraordinary rise and fall.      Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.   ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unlesss indicated otherwise.** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **  

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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